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Lori Hildebrand, office manager and technician for Dr. Kelleher's Laser, Skin and Vein Clinic in Brandon, uses a state of the art laser hair removal machine. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Looking and feeling great has never been so easy

“Positive aging.” Kelleher is positively radiant when she talks about her age. The majority come, and they go, ‘Oh — I have my 40th
That’s the guiding principle behind Dr. Kelleher’s Laser, work, and said it’s gratifying to help people feel better about class reunion — make me look good.’ But a lot of people
Skin and Vein Clinic. And the good doctor herself is very themselves. have something coming up — ‘my kid’s wedding,’ or I had
much partial to that term. “I just love it,” she enthused. “Love, love, love, love it! It’s a girl in — she wants her lips to look a bit bigger for grad-
“Probably still my biggest clients are the 35- to 64-year- just so much fun.” uation. Stuff like that. There’s often an event coming up —
old women who want positive aging,” owner and practi- But is this quest to not look one’s age simply pandering weddings being the number one thing.”
tioner Dr. Barb Kelleher said. “I love that phrase – ‘positive to the youth culture that seems so prevalent today? Not in Kelleher also cautioned that, if someone wants work done
aging.’ They want their faces to look younger. And now Kelleher’s opinion. for a special occasion, they should contact her well in ad-
since we’ve got the Cool Sculpt, they also want their bodies “I think your average 55-year-old woman is thinking vance.
to look younger.” how old her mother looked at 55,” Kelleher said. “And the “I would prefer to have six months to a year’s notice, de-
Kelleher ventured into the laser, skin and vein business ones who come in, just generally, tend to think they’re going pending on what they want to do,” she said. “If you want to
in 2006, and she’s never looked back. She has no shortage to possibly live longer than their parents, so even at 55, do Cool Scupt, for instance, you need 12 weeks to see max-
of clients who want to avail themselves of her services, of they’ve got a long life ahead of them. And I think they just imum benefits. And you may possibly need a second treat-
which there are many. want to look really good. And feel good, too. A lot of them ment if you’re trying to get rid of that bulge of fat over your
Along with treatments such as Botox, Dysport, Juvederm, are working out and that kind of thing so they want to look sleeveless dress. You need to come in sooner rather than
Restylane, and Sculptra, Kelleher added Cool Sculpting to as good as they feel.” later to get the full effect.”
her clinic in early 2016, which has proved exceedingly pop- While most of her clients are in their mid-30s to mid- Kelleher is straightforward about the price of the prod-
ular. The process is a non-surgical fat-reduction treatment 60s, the services Kelleher offers are also attracting people ucts and services she provides. While people can be put off
that uses controlled cooling to eliminate stubborn fat that in their teens and early 20s. by the cost of the procedures, the doctor is philosophical.
resists diet and exercise. By cooling fat cells to a certain “For the younger crowd, we’re trying to make them more “Everything is expensive,” she said. “Somebody was
temperature, the cell itself is destroyed and fat is never beautiful and more attractive,” Kelleher said. “For instance, pointing out how you don’t mind spending $10,000 on ve-
stored on treated areas again. some people might have a more square face, and you can neers for your teeth, or you don’t hesitate, when your kids
“It’s pretty busy most of the time,” Kelleher said of her help them with that. They want their face to look slimmer need braces, to spend $5,000 or $6,000. So it’s all priori-
clinic. “People are much more knowledgeable about (cos- or their features to look softer. Some young women just ties.
metic treatment) for sure, and there’s sort of a constant need a little help to balance them out. Some are very asym- “In terms of what I do, to me it’s just the normal main-
stream of interest in it. metrical. So with the younger crowd, it’s more beautifica- tenance and upkeep – you want to get the initial kind of
“And now we’ve got a new hair-removal machine that’s tion. With the older crowd, it’s trying to maintain their softening of the features and you want to maintain it over
not even available in the States yet, and only one or two beauty.” time. So you might spend a little more early on, but then if
other clinics in Canada have it, which is kind of cool. It’s But people have to be realistic, Kelleher stressed. No 65- you keep maintaining your results, you just look the same
called the Soprano Platinum, and it’s got the ability to treat year-old can expect to look like she or he is 19 again. all the time. And that’s the idea – that you never age.”
all skin types, which most machines don’t. It’s got three dif- “There’s no way I can do that. I’m not a miracle worker,”
ferent lasers all built into one.” Kelleher said frankly. “You want them to look good for their » The Brandon Sun